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Milkweed assassin bug nymph

zelus longipes

Photo by auntnance123
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Description:

approx 1 inch long

Habitat:

spotted on key lime tree

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Comments (10)

nice series of this fragile looking buddy
I am missing all due to long raining here.. Can not take out camera... :(
Thank you, Ashish. It's been an interesting week with these guys. One day the tree was full of them; and now most have grown up and flown away.
I've added two final pictures to this spotting. The first is of an emerging adult; and the second is of an adult with its black wings.
There were quite a few of these on this tree. And many were in that pose. I've added a fourth photo of one with a captured fruit fly.
That's funny Carolina, it should have a caption reading "I need a hug".
Someone wanted to hug you in the second picture :)

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PublishedAugust 29, 2011

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